Fishhook



- March l0, l9-25- \1 I A A 1,529,615 E. P. CHARPENTIER Frsaaoox Filed Jan. 10,-41924 T- g 'Y 4 I u ln/vento?,

Patented Mar.f10, `19,25. f

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EDWARD yi..cHAni?maritime, or san ranno, cALIFoaNIA. f

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Application ined January 1 0', i924." serial no. 685,418."

T all whom t may concern: v

Be 1t known that I, EDWARD I).l CHARPEN- TIER, a citizen of the United States, `residing at San Pedro, in the county of LosAngeles and State of Cal1fornia,have`- invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Fish'- hooks; and I do hereby declare the follow? ing to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a fish hook.k It is aimed to provide va novel construction particularly adapted for use when trolling in thatweeds will not be a hindrance to its movement; in that it will not likely tear the mouth of the fish so that the latter will .be lost, and in that bait will be unnecessary.

A. further object is to provide a novel construction in which the main part may be made from a single strand of wire or similar material.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following `taken in connection' with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of, the improved hook; v,

Figure 2 is a similar view devoidof feathers with the releasing movement of the guard being lsuggested by dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a 4view similar to Figure 2 taken at a right angle thereto.

rFigure 4f is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4.-4 of Figure 3.

Lilie reference characters designate like or similar parts in the differentviews.v

In reducing the invention to practice, a ,single strand of metallic wire or other stock is used as at 10 whose terminals are formed into hooks l1, sharpened at their extremities 12, and in spaced, preferably diverging relation as shown. They intermediate por-V tion of the strand is bent so as to form a guard having spaced loops 13 on opposite sides of the longitudinal median line of the hook and opposite `the extremities 12 so that the latter will normally extend partly Ainto the openings of the loops. The strand 10 from the loops 13 converges similarly to the l hooks and like the same are led to the upper portion of the hook. The vupper port-ion'ofA vspring 17 so that the fish cannot escape. It?

I jtiiheihookfis embedded for instance-in a body of leador similar metal as at 14:.- "In lieu of the lead, such upper end maybe reinforced A orstifenedfas by a plate ory otherwiseas preferred. f `The body14=serves to. fasten feath ers 15in place which may .completely-.Sun

round. the hook and serve to conceal lits f metallic parts. The equivalent of lfeathers of course` may he substituted for themhanol it will be understood that.v they are vfree' of'` Y connection except at their upper ends., Also,

the body lllmay serveto connect a `fishing line 16 to` the hook or such-part may be an attaching strand or gut adapted' for conneci tion to the line. p

l The strand 10 is made of relatively stiff materialso that kit will normally maintain the shape shown in full lines in thedraw- A i ings. However, the guard at the portions f"` thereof adjacent v,the body 114C, intermediate the arrows 17, is treated fsothatthe saine vwill be resilient and normally tendito inainp tainithe guardl closed, that `is with the extremities 12 disposed in the loops 13.` Itfisiinportant that the two hooks be vprovided p since in connection with the fishing where it is intended for use, asingl'e'hook frequently tearsv -the mouth of they fishv and causes the same to belost.` Byjreasonj-of'the provision 'of theplurality of hooks, this f. i t

Thel hook is preferably used in trollinga y for instance-for tuna and albacore fish, but

danger is obviated.

ofcourse no limitation vin this connection is.`

to be inferred, and lines equippedkwith vthe hooks are cast from the rear of avessel traveling say at six to ten miles per hour.

lIhe fish upon f No baitA is used on thelhooks.

striking the hooks receive the same in their n mouths and thusl engagefthe guard, .depres 'y sing it to the dotted line position of Fig# Vure 2, against the tension of the spring por? tion 17` whereupon' the hooks VV11,*kw`ith. the. f

lextremities 12 foremost, penetrate the mouth of the fish thus catching it, after, which the guard is restored toI normalposition bythe is to be noted-thattlie hook doesnot have: any barbs and that the mat-ter of removing guard is depressed by the fisherman andthe fish pulled off of the hooks-*are permitted to` fall therefrom. "It is a great saving in f;

time and Venables more" expeditious ,iishing,fl

when it is considered that lines are used, perhaps twelve'at a time, under care of a single fisherman.

I Claim as my invention i l. A fish hook made from astiand of materialhaving the intermediate part lfroijiziliewd into a guard provided'witl'i laterally spaed loops, the portion of the strand extending from said loops being formed into relatiyelyv large loops disposed substantially inplanes at a right angleto the lirst mentioned loops,

hooks, the intermediate part being formed into a guard, said guard having loops normally disposed ,in closing relation `to the eX- tiniities of the hooks, said 'giiard being y yieldable with respect to the hooks, concealing lllefills for the `h'ools and guard surrounding tlie same, and a body at the Junction of the guard land hooks securing said o'n'ealing means in place.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- EDVA'RD P. CHARPENTIER. lVitnesseszv ROBERT C. B ALY,4 REBECCA 

